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Set up a subdomain

Point blog.example.com or shop.example.com at a site here or at an outside service.

Updated 20 September 20261 min readBeginner

A subdomain is just another DNS record. Where it points decides whether it serves a site of yours or a third-party service.

To a site on WebVue Cloud

  1. Add the subdomain to the site

    Sites → your site → Domains → Add domain. Enter the full name, for example shop.example.com.

  2. Create the DNS record

    If DNS is with us this is done for you. Otherwise add an A record for the subdomain to the site's IPv4 address.

  3. Wait for SSL

    A certificate is issued for the subdomain once it resolves to us, usually within a few minutes.

To another service

Most services give you a CNAME target, such as cname.vendor.net. Add a CNAME record for the subdomain with that value, then complete verification on their side.

zone file
shop     IN  A      203.0.113.24
status   IN  CNAME  cname.vendor.net.
help     IN  CNAME  hosted.helpdesk.io.
Wildcards

A wildcard record (*.example.com) catches every subdomain that has no record of its own. Convenient for multisite, and a way to accidentally send unrelated names to the wrong place. Add explicit records when you can.

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